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. 1999 May-Jun;5(3):458-60.
doi: 10.3201/eid0503.990321.

Sentinel surveillance for enterovirus 71, Taiwan, 1998

T N Wu  1 , S F Tsai, S F Li, T F Lee, T M Huang, M L Wang, K H Hsu, C Y Shen
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Sentinel surveillance for enterovirus 71, Taiwan, 1998

T N Wu et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 May-Jun.

Abstract

Outbreaks of enterovirus 71 have been reported around the world since 1969. The most recent outbreak occurred in Taiwan during April-July 1998. This hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic was detected by a sentinel surveillance system in April at the beginning of the outbreak, and the public was alerted.

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